I had a second attempt at making Darth's stage 3 Madras last night and here are some impressions:
1. This version was made with Darth's stage 1 base, whereas my first attempt was made using Terry's base. If anything, I thought the version using Terry's base was better!
2. What's weird is that I thought Darth's stage 1 base tasted better balanced and seemed to have greater potential than Terry's base. But I've always said the base is only one part of the jigsaw.
3. My results may have been distorted by other differences between the two attempts. e.g. in attempt one, I used chicken stock made from simmering raw chicken in plain water. In attempt 2 I used all the juices and fat which drained from roasting a chicken (without the addition of any extra fat to the roast). There were other minor differences too.
Either way, all these curries are tasty and very worthwhile.
Regards
George